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nonvoter

American  
[non-voh-ter] / nɒnˈvoʊ tər /

noun

  1. a person who does not vote.

  2. a person who is not eligible to vote.


nonvoter British  
/ nɒnˈvəʊtə /

noun

  1. a person who does not vote

  2. a person not eligible to vote

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of nonvoter

non- + voter

Example Sentences

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Jennings said the first rule of winning over a skeptical nonvoter is consistency.

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2024

No one can make every nonvoter and voter pick up a newspaper, no matter how good it would be for the health of our country.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2020

A. To my mind there is no question that whether you are a voter or a nonvoter doesn’t matter in terms of whether you are able to participate and raise issues.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2015

To budge a nonvoter out of complacency, campaigns have learned, they have to use psychological techniques focused on getting someone to do something he or she is not used to doing.

From Slate Oct. 29, 2012

The nonvoter, subject to health laws and often apt to violate them.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.

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